distraction
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Besides, people like baseball because it’s an escape, a distraction, a diversion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
In a similar statement to some US media on Thursday, Cheung said those tools included "distraction and misdirection," in an apparent reference to the plane swap.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Afterward, U.S. players said the tumult wasn’t a distraction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
“And the Pikachu brings a little distraction, but it brings a little fun out of me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
“That mess is a distraction of the worst kind,” he says.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
“Same as music, I always gravitate to music that helps you think. We live in a world filled with millions of distractions and a combination of things that block your thinking.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
There is no European football at Forest next season so fewer distractions will enable Glasner to settle and mould the squad, but it does not mean there is no pressure.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
These reactors are not distractions, they are essential to restoring America’s nuclear manufacturing base and enabling applications that large reactors can’t fill alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
These cells appear to improve attention by filtering out distractions and directing the brain toward the most important information.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
With my eyes closed, a lot of the distractions disappeared.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
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